Final MilCon/VA Appropriations Bill Drops Agent Orange Provision
A final Conference Report to resolve the differences between the House
and Senate Military Construction and Department of Veterans Affairs
(MilCon/VA) appropriations bills has been filed and approved in the
House. A Senate vote could come as early as next week. The
original bill that passed the House (H.R. 4974) included an
FRA-supported amendment that would extend presumptive service-connection
for conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to Blue Water Navy
Vietnam veterans. The final bill drafted by a conference committee
dropped the Agent Orange provision.